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Verb: get the goods
Usage: informal
  1. Discover some bad or hidden information about
    "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"

Derived forms: got the goods, gets the goods, getting the goods

Type of: discover, find out, get a line [informal], get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see